behavioral cause and effect

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Term behavioral cause and effect

Referenced by:
cause and effect (alternative term)
cause and effect, behavioral (cross-reference only)
Tibetan las-'bras
Sanskrit
Pali
Definition The principles of karma, whereby certain actions produce certain effects. The cause is one's behavior – how one acts, speaks, and thinks – and the effect is what one experiences. Behavioral cause and effect is about the connection between one's behavior and what one experiences as a result.